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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Self-driving cars double yearly kms on public roads in California

A self-driving car developed by Waymo LLC is seen driving in Mountain View, Calif. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The total distance driven by self-driving cars in tests on California public roads has doubled year on year as companies actively trial their vehicles.

Self-driving cars developed by about 25 companies around the world drove about 6.6 million kilometers in the year through November 2021, which is more than 160 times the distance around the globe. These companies have increased efforts to collect data on autonomous vehicles in order to accelerate their development.

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